Walter Strom Middle School

Hello Wildcat Families! Please note the information below regarding our upcoming Veteran’s Day Assembly as well as our Annual Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest PATRIOT’S PEN ESSAY CONTEST: The Annual Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest is sponsored by our local VFW Post 1373. There are 3 winners selected for each grade level. They will be announced and honored at our Annual Veteran’s Day Assembly, Thursday, November 10. The forms were sent home with your student’s ELA Teacher. The deadline is October 31. If you have any questions, please contact your student’s ELA Teacher or the M.S. Office (509-649-4700). VETERAN’S DAY ASSEMBLY Save the Date…. see attachement on this post

The Volleyball game at Goldendale has been cancelled for today, Monday, October 15, due to a bus driver shortage. The team will still practice from 3:00-4:30 today in the MS gym. Parents, please adjust your transportation plans for your player.

WSMS Parent Action Council (PAC) Fall Fundraisers:  Spirit Wear, FunPasta, and Charleston Wrap SPIRIT WEAR: Get your Wildcat Spirit Wear!!!  https://fancloth.shop/D3ZRM Available only until Friday, October 21st! Lots of options available. Go in on an order with a friend and share the cost of shipping.   Makes great gifts for upcoming birthdays and holidays!!  FUN PASTA: Online now one of our fall fundraisers...... FunPasta!  Check out the link below to order. https://funpastafundraising.com/shop/walter-strom-middle-school Brochures were sent home the first week of October!  Share the link to family and friends outside the area so they can help to support our school. For online orders a shipping fee applies and will ship directly to the customer. Orders made through the brochure will be delivered and distributed to the school and do not include a shipping fee. Students will deliver directly to the customer. CHARLESTON WRAP: The holidays are fast approaching, shop for gift wrap, gifts and more with Charleston Wrap. Brochures were sent home last week. Students register online and share the link with family and friends via email, text or social media. Orders ship directly to the customer. Please visit registercw.com to register today! Use our ORGANIZATION ID 25319 to register! One registration per family. The more email invites you send, the more supporters we'll get! So, break out your email contact list, share on social media, and help spread the word! Proceeds help PAC (Parent Group) support opportunities for students.

Hello Wildcat Families! Please note the information below regarding our upcoming Veteran’s Day Assembly as well as our Annual Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest PATRIOT’S PEN ESSAY CONTEST: The Annual Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest is sponsored by our local VFW Post 1373.  There are 3 winners selected for each grade level.  They will be announced and honored at our Annual Veteran’s Day Assembly, Thursday, November 10. The forms were sent home with your student’s ELA Teacher.  The deadline is October 31.   If you have any questions, please contact your student’s ELA Teacher or the M.S. Office (509-649-4700). VETERAN’S DAY ASSEMBLY  Save the Date…. see attachement on this post

Adam Sandler Day in full effect.... what a fun day. Happy Gilmore Contest was held at lunch.... how fun! Thank you to Jamie Coulson from Sun Country as well as Karen Peterson for donating golf balls and tees. Tomorrow is Hawaiian and/or Red Day and Friday is Anything but a Backpack Day and/or Green. Friday Karoake.... beginninng this Friday at lunchtimes.... parents/volunteers are more than welcome to come join in.

WSMS Parent Action Council (PAC) Fall Fundraisers:  Spirit Wear and FunPasta SPIRIT WEAR: Get your Wildcat Spirit Wear!!!  https://fancloth.shop/D3ZRM Available only until Friday, October 21st! Lots of options available. Go in on an order with a friend and share the cost of shipping.   Makes great gifts for upcoming birthdays and holidays!!  FUN PASTA: Online now one of our fall fundraisers...... FunPasta!  Check out the link below to order. https://funpastafundraising.com/shop/walter-strom-middle-school Brochures were sent home the first week of October!  Share the link to family and friends outside the area so they can help to support our school. For online orders a shipping fee applies and will ship directly to the customer. Orders made through the brochure will be delivered and distributed to the school and do not include a shipping fee. Students will deliver directly to the customer. Proceeds help PAC (Parent Group) support opportunities for students.

Spirit Week Continues...... Tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct. 12 - Adam Sandler Day and/or Yellow and Black Thursday - Hawaiian/and/or Red Friday - Anything but a Backpack Day and/or Green

Spirit Week - Starts today! Good Morning Wildcats! Wildcat Spirit Week officially kicks off today. Today - Country Western or Country Club/Brown. Tues. is Pajamas or Blue Wed. is Adam Sandler Day - or Wildcat Colors. Thursday is Hawaiian Day/Red and Friday is Anything but a Backpack Day/Green

Congratulations to Mr. Dale Sweet, Walter Strom Middle School 6th Grade Science Teacher. On September 22, Mr. Sweet went to Olympia to receive his award as the Pacific Education Instute's Washington State Field STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) Teacher of the Year. Click on the links below for Mr. Sweet's bio as well as a brief video celebrating Mr. Sweet's accomplishment. Thank you Mr. Sweet, for all of your dedication and work on behalf of students! Mr. Sweet's PEI Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIcftkOtyPQ Mr. Sweet's Bio https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DOTFreQa1UFMNlX5xPeOhd3zs0utDx0d/edit

It was Wildcat Wednesday. AWESOME Assembly and "Fashion Show" to promote our upcoming Wildcat Spirit Week..... October 10 - 14. Look at the attached pictures for a sneak preview of Monday Oct. 10....Country Western Day.... andTues. Oct. 11 ........ pajama day. More details to come in following days..........

Remember - Wildcat Wednesday Tomorrow, September 28 Wear Wildcat Gear or Yellow/black See you tomorrow.... Go Wildcats!

Week 2.... It was another Great Week....... The Wildcat Way! A picture is worth a thousand words.... Take a look at the great things happening at Walter Strom Middle School. Upcoming Events and Important Dates for the week of Sept. 26 - 30 were sent to all families via Family Access (Skyward) on Friday, Sept. 23.

Friendly Reminders: Wildcat Wednesday - tomorrow, Sept. 21 * students and staff to wear Wildcat Gear - no Wildcat Gear, no problem - wear yellow and black First Athletics Grade Check of the Year * run today, September 20 * parents will be notified today via Final Forms email if student have grades that effect eligibility * great job student athletes of representing our school!

Did you know we expanded our Woodshop class this year? Our Skilled and Technical Sciences Teacher, Mr. Ellithorpe has CERHS courses that he teaches in the morning and WSMS courses he teaches in the afternoon. Mr. Ellithorpe recently graduated from CWU with an education degree in Career and Technical Education. He has lived in our community for some time and was SO excited to become a Warrior and build a robust program! You might recognize him as he drove the HopeSource bus and worked at the hardware store before joining our district. In his free time, Mr. Ellithorpe says he enjoys "tinkering" and being an active member of our community.

Mrs. Z is back and our students are excited! This year she will be teaching 8th grade Social Studies. Mrs. Z was able to do her student teaching with Mrs. Bronkema last year. She is born and raised Washingtonian and a Seattle Public Schools scholar, who has spent the majority of her life in the Central District/Mt. Baker/Beacon Hill area of Seattle. Although she admits to having "westsider" roots, she is “thrilled to be back at Walter Strom and in my own classroom.” Prior to Walter Strom MS, Mrs. Z spent 6 years working for non-profits, a good dose of time in the food service industry, and learning, both in and out of the classroom, what it looks like to be a motivating, supportive, student-centered teacher. We know she is going to do a great job this year! When asked what she likes best about our area, she said, “since moving to the Upper County, it has been essential to me to understand what makes this community uniquely connected and buzzing with care for one another. I am so excited to bring local history, the web of those that care for it deeply, and our community's value of showing up for one another, into my classroom.”

Middle School Picture Day is tomorrow morning - Sept. 14! There are no order envelopes as Parsons does Online Orders exclusively now. Individual student pictures will be taken Wednesday morning between 8:15-10:15. Please make sure your student is at school on time so we don’t miss getting their picture done! If you purchased an ASB card for your student, they will receive their official card by Friday, Sept. 16th. Please try to order your photos online as soon as possible. (Please do not send money to school with your child for photos.) Thank you!

Have you met the new HS/MS Music Teacher? Aaron Tuchardt is a professional musician and educator based out of the Pacific Northwest. After over 10 years of playing, his areas of performance center around drums, percussion, and voice. While his primary performance focus is in the Jazz scene, his classical degree has awarded many opportunities to perform in a diverse selection of genres. Aaron is fortunate enough to have shared the stage with musicians such as Chris Martin (Trumpet), John Clayton (Bass), Diane Shuur (Voice), New York Voices, Esperanza Spalding (Bass), members from Tower of Power, and more. In addition, Aaron has also toured with some of the Pacific Northwest’s premier wind and jazz ensembles. In the coming years Aaron is looking forward to continuing performing and educating around the world.

The Cle Elum-Roslyn School Board meeting for tonight (9/12/22) has been canceled due an unforeseen medical issue that impacts the Superintendent. The School Board meeting has been rescheduled for next Monday, September 19th at 6pm at Walter Strom Middle School and Zoom. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

What an absolutely amazing first week of school! It was so incredibly exciting to see our students. Our Week of Welcome focused on the Wildcat Way and continuing to provide engaging and meaningful learning opportunities! We can't wait to see everyone on Monday! A few reminders heading into next week.... Monday, 9/12 Students, did you return your Back to School Packet of Forms? Football jerseys handed out after school Tues 9/13 Sport Pictures after school 3-4 pm Wed. 9/14 Individual Student Picture Day 8:15-10:45 Football team dinner after practice Thur. 9/15 Football to Prosser (release 12:15) Fri. 9/16 Interact Meeting in Ms. Wheatley’s room @ 7:45 School's out (every Friday) at 2:00 for Staff Development

Have you heard the news?? Grandpa Ron will be at the Roslyn Farmers Market THIS SUNDAY for one final appearance before moving to Georgia to be closer to his family. We sure are going to miss him but wish him all the best on his big move.